Table 2 The basic characteristics of studies included in meta-analysis
Author | Year | Country | Study period | Study design | No. of patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | CPFA | Control | |||||
Hassan [21] | 2013 | Malaysia | Aug. 2011–Jan. 2012 | Single center, RCT | 23 | 11 | 12 |
Livigni [22] | 2014 | Italy | Jan. 2007–Nov. 2010 | Multicenter, RCT | 184 | 91 | 93 |
Yaroustovsky [23] | 2015 | Egypt | Jan. 2010–Jun. 2014 | Single center, prospective cohort study | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Giménez-Esparza [24] | 2019 | Spain | – | Multicenter, RCT | 49 | 19 | 30 |
Mariano [25] | 2020 | Italy | Jan. 2001–Dec. 2007 | Single center, retrospective cohort study | 126 | 39 | 87 |
Garbero [26] | 2021 | Italy | May. 2015–Oct. 2017 | Multicenter, RCT | 115 | 63 | 52 |